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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
NO COUNTY COURT FOR PUTNAM.
The Board of Health Bill Or
dered EngrOSSed.
The Eioniah Canal and Drainage Bill Passes the
Houss-TaIIahassee or Gainesville siII Prob
ably Have the coIored Normal School
and De Funiak the white School.
Special % the PdldtId Nelrs.

| Special 10 tho Puldtkd Ners.
TALLAHASSEE. May 26.-The Senate
to-day passed the following bills: To in
corporate the City Bank of Pensacola; to
incorporate the Key of the Gulf Railroad
Company, to incorporate and regulate
Building and Loan Associations.
Most of the day was occupied in the
consideration of the Banking Bill, and
a number of bills for the relief of indi-
viduals.
The House also passed the bill to in
corporate the City Bank of Pensacola,
and also bills relating to the conviction
fees of States Attorneys; regulating the
payments of costs in criminal cases;
furnishing the sale of mortgage of
pledged or mOrtgaged property; defining
the right OF railroads and other corpora
tions to condemn private property; pro
viding for the reorganization of the
municipal government of Fernandina:
to distribute the road tax collected
within incorporated towns and cities;
relating to the duty of the County Com
missioners and Treasurers.
Under a resolution introduced by MIR.
Mitchell, of Leon, the House referred
the matter of selecting the place for the
Colored Normal School to the colored
members of the house with instructions
to report without delay
The Board of Health Bill was consid-
cred, amended and passed to the third
reading.
The AppOrtionment Bill was ordered
printed and made a special order for to-
morrow.
The Jacksonville Incorporation Bill
passed its second reading. The bill to
establish County Courts in Alachua and
Leon Counties. which was first amended
so as to include Duval and Putnam
Counties, was amended by striking out
Putnam, and ordered engrOssed.
The Board of Health Bill was consid-
cred, amended and ordered engrOssed.
The bill to fix the pay of members, at
taches and employees was considered and
ordered engrossed.
AT the night session last night the
House passed the following bills: TO
incorporate the Suwanee and Gulf Rail
road Company; to amend the act incor-
porating the Florida Midland Railroad
Company; to incorporate the ST. Johns
River Conference College: in relation to
fees of certain officers; to incorporate
the Etoniah Canal and Drainage Com
pany; to provide for the care and main
tainence of lunatics, etc, and one or two
others.
The Senate passed the Militia Bill and
the bill to reimburse the citizens of Ocala
for aid rendered in 1852 to the East Flor
ida Seminary, reducing the amount of
the claim from over S14 200 to s., 400.
1t is understood that the committee
will locate the COlored Normal School at
Tallahassee or Gainesville. This will
leave the way clear to locate the White
Normal School at DeFuniak.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
Trouble at the salmon Fisheries.

ASTORIA, ORE. May a6.-There is war
among the salmon fishermen on the Co
lumbia River. The seiners and gillers
have banded together to stop all trap
fishing. Several acts of violence have
occurred, and many traps have been de-
strOyed, with much costly material.
About IL O'Clock, on Tuesday night, n.
f. King, owner of the ca nnery at Ilwaco,
and Albert Green and Archie Ross, own
ers of traps, started out, armed with guns,
to guard large lot of web, which
is used in the traps and which had been
received and was lying in the open air
to dry. This was in a field not far from
the beach, surrounded by small timber.
While ON the watch, they discovered
men moving III the darkness whom they
challenged. The reply was volIey of
shots. Ross was killed, King received
three serious wounds and Green was I'M
hurt. The impression prevails that the
catastrophe resulted from mistake as
another party of trap fishermen started
out with the same object as the first and
each party took the other tor enemies.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
O'BRiEN AT ALBANY.
He Visits the Legislature and Is Received
with Much Applause.

with Much Applause.
ALBANY, Nav 26.-Editor William
O'Brien arrived here, this morning, from
Niagara Falls and left for Montreal this
afternoon. In the interval he visited
both branches of the Legislature. This
was the day of final adjournment, but
just as the audience and members Were
leaving the Chamber, the Speaker re-
mounted the rostrum and announced
that Editor O'Brien was understood to
be in the room and eN-
tended to him an invitation to
mount the platform beside him.
The chamber was nearly filled with spec
tators, many of whom were ladies, and a
large proportion of whom had followed
O'Brien on his tour through the city into
the capitol A passage way was soon
formed in the center aisle, through
which O'Brien and Wall, and the Assos
ciated Press correspondent the latter
with his head still bandaged passed. The
famous editor, who appeared to be in
good health and spirits, was greeted with
hearty applause. After this had sub
sided, the Speaker gracefully said, mo-
tioning to himself and the distinguished
visitor:
The Shamrock and the Stars and
Stripes" This created another outburst
of applause. Then there were cries of
Speech, Speech Give us your idea
-of Canadian hospitality" O'Brien then
made a ten minutes speech in which he
rafarr.aJ h, tho ,,piyaruaI boSpitaIit " W n
which he had been received everywhere
in America, to the feeling of security he
experienced when he found himself un-
der the glorious Stars and Stripes at Cape
Vincent, and to the great honor now
accorded him by the Legislature
cause. he declared, would ever go on.
Nothing could daunt its promoters; they
had the greatest leader in history and
the greatest living Englishman-Glad-
stone-fcr their advocate. The Liberal
party of England had never undertaken a
great movement which it had not ulti-
mately carried to success. He could as
sure them, he said, that American sym
pathy greatly revived and encouraged
every advocate and promoter of the
Irish cause-even Parnell and Gladst one
themselves.
Speaker Hustled referred to- the fac,
that seven years ago he had the honor to
present Mr.. Parnell in the chamber and
that two years ago. while he (Husted) was
abroad, Mr.. Parnell recognized his face
and shook his hand. Mr.. Parnell at ths.
time confirmed every statement which
O'Brien had just made-thar American
sy mpathy was most grateful To them.
O'Brien then retired from the chambez.
amid hearty applause and the large audi
ence quietly dispersed
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
Still Fighting for the Union.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.-The attention of
the General Assembly of Southern Pres
byterians was entirely occupied to-day
by discourses on the advisabilty of or
ganic union with the Northern Church.
Rev. j. NJ. Potts strongly advocated the
union Just as soon as il can be accom-
plished, on terms and conditions safe
and honorable to both sides. lie
said that the animosities engendered
by the war should be over. Episcopa-
lians and Baptists had united with their
Northern brethren, and now was the
time for Presbyterians TO do likewise.
Northern Presbyterians were drifting
into Southern territory, building
churches, establishing missions and be-
coming part OF the South. Many peo-
pie had united with the Congrega-
tional Church because they believed
the Presbyterian Church of the South
was a church of sectionalism. Ii was
time Presbyterians were forgetting quar-
rels of the past and issues that were
dead. Rev. c. X. Vaughan, Of Lexing-
ton, Va, spoke against the majority
report.
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THE NATIONAL DRILL.
Fine Weather and Good Work Yesterday
Two Companies Return Home.


WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Rich
mond Greys broke camp this morning
and left for home. They came here Will
the understanding that they would moi
remain after they had taken part in tn,
competitive infantry drill. Company A,
Third North Carolina Regiment, also re-
turned home to-day. The reason is that
many of the members are engaged in
business and they were unable to obtain
leave of absence beyond to-day.
The weather was superb to-day, and
the day was industriously devoted tc
competitive drilling. The authorities
profiting by experience and criticism
are making the work very interesting
Seven or eight thousand spectators wer,
in the grand stand. The competing in
fantry companies were: The Governor
Guard, of Raleigh. y. c.: Louisiana
Rifles and Sarsfield Guards, of New
Haven, Ct: Company c, First New Jer.
sey Regiment; Company B, Washington
Light Infantry Corps; Toledo, Ohio, Ca.
diets. and Company A, Washington, ID.
c., Cadets (coloredD.
Three of the companies are worthy of
special mention; the Louisiana Rifles, the
Washington Light Infantry (Washing-
toms crack corps), and the Toledo Cadets.
The Toledo men will probably carry off
the palm. The competition for the artil-
lery prizes was narrowed down To two
companies, and the contest, conse-
quently, was for the first prize of 81 800.
The Petersburg, Va, company has with
drawn from the contest. Had there
been third contestant a second prize of
81 900 would have been awarded.
One company from indianapolis. and
one from Milwaukee, drilled to-
day. The gun horses and drivers and
also the judges Of the contest were fur
nished by the Third (regular) Artillery.
Two guns and caissons were manned by
visiting militia and were drilled by their
own captains. Both acquitted them
selves well.
The rifle competition also came off.
Ninety-eight entered but only thirty
eight reported. The highest score of the
day was that of Lieut.. Pollard, of the
Washington Light Infantry. Pollard
was a member of the international
Rifle Team which went to Wimbledon
few years ago. Eighty-three was
scored by Lieutenant Bell and Private
johnson, of the Continentals. of Wash
ington, ID. c.; Private Crossman, of lhe
Second Iowa, and Private Steyer, of the
Second Maryland. The ranges were 200
and 300 yards.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
WRONG MAN SHOT.
Anderson and Evans Found GOuilty b
the COroner's Jury.

Anderson and Evans Found GOuilty by
the CorOner's Jury.
ST. LOUIS, May 26.-The shooting to
death of John Vanderburg, i'm the court
room yesterday, during his preliminary
examination on the charge of outraging
Jennie Anderson, is believed to have
been horrible mistake, and nOtwith-
standing she was the victim of some
mans lust, and identified Vanderburg as
the man. yet the Identification was of
that uncertainty that usually fixes the
crime on the first person arrested. Van
derburg was cooking for camping
party, four miles from the scene of the
outrage at 3 o'clock that afternoon, and
at O'Clock he was again in the camp.
The coroners jury censured the judge
for not disarming and watching the An
derson boys and Ed Evans, from whom
something desperate was expected, and
they brought in a verdict of murder
against Lint Anderson and Ed. Evans
The testimony shows that cOnstables were
watching these men but were thrown off
their guard by their composed manner
while the judge was reviewing the testi-
mony. Scarcely had he pronounced
''hold the defendant in $4,000 bond"
through Vanderburg's body and Ed.
Evans fired two more. Friends of the
murdered man have been found and de-
clare that they will prosecute the case to
the end
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
True, Though Remarkable.

Eyes, I'm from Dakota" he said
meekly, AS he got into conversation
with "A man ON an Eastern train.
"Ah! il that soy | am thinking Of go-
ing out there myself, 10 invest in some
farming land.
I'VE have some very fine land"
so understand-but are not some OF
the stories they tell Of its fertility ex-
aggeratedY'
why, my friend, am sorry 10 say
some of them are downright untruth-
full"
That's what / thought. Now, what
is the most remarkable instance Of the
fertility of Dakota soil which ever came
under your observation
well, believe the case of my pump
might go at the head Of the list.
what was itg
II dug a well about forty feet deep the
first season was there and put down a
wooden pump. IL happened that IL was
made out of "A small cottonwood log
which was little green, and the soil
at the bottom Of that well, forty feet
from the surface, was 30 fertile that that
pump took root, and IL also grew up and
branched out, and, now, while my chill
dren play in "A swing attached 10 one OF
the branches pump water through the
hole which stills remain in the trunk"
"Do you tell that for the TRUTH
"Why, certainly, sir, never tell any
thing but the TRUTH
Are you engaged In farming or the
real estate business!'
why, I'm engaged in neither, my
friend, neither. I'm preacher. Iwent
out there as a missionary seven years
ago, and though my work has been hum
BILE 1 trust IL has had "A benehciai in1u-
ence on our people.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
yiryinia's Bond Trouble.

RICHMOND, VA, May 26--An injunc-
ton was granted by Judge Bond, of the
Circuit Court, in chambers in Baltimore.
this morning, and filed in the office of
the clerk of that court here, restraining
the Commonwealth Attorney Witt
from bringing suits. i'll conformity with
an act passed by the Legislature, at the
session just closed, against persons who
tender coupons in payment of taxes.
The act referred to provides for the in
stitution of suits by the Commonwealth
against persons who make tender of the
coupons for taxes, Judgment, when re-
corded, to remain against the property
upon which taxes were due until salts
fed This injunction was granted upon
motion by Mr. Cooper, a citizen of Eng
land and holder of bonds of the State.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
Iron Men In Council.


PITTsBURG, May 26.-An important
but very quiet meeting of the Western
Iron Association was held yesterday af-
ternoon. Notices of the gathering We're
issued by President A. f. Keating sew
eral days ago, and every important mill
embraced in the organization was repre-
sented. The object of the meeting was
to discuss wages for the next year and
to appoint committee to confer with a
similar body from the Amalgamated As
sociation. 1t was difficult to obtain any
information on the deliberations of the
iron masters, but it was def
nitely learned that the scale
will not be as quietly ar
ranged as last year. A discussion on
the state of trade showed that unusually
heavy importations of foreign material
have greatly affected the iron industry
in this country. 1t was argued that if
affairs continue as during the past few
weeks it will be impossible to pay the
present scale of wages. The Amalgamated
Association, as already stated, will de-
mand the scale of 1888 81, which is
practically an increase of ten per cent.
No conference committee was appointed,
the matter being left to members in the
different districts
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
THE TURF.

LONDON, May 26.-The race for the
EPSON grand prize of 200 sovereigns,
at EPSON, to-day, won by Eiridspord
Chippeway, second; Salisbury, third.
Seven horses started.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-In the Latonia
races the first race had twenty-one en-
tries. They were divided into two with
the same money and conditions.
The first race, one mile, Lewis Clark
was first: La Belle, second; Almo third.
Time: :454.
Second race, same conditions, Rio
Grand, first; Jennie Mcfarland, second;
Osceola, third. Time: All
Third race, seven furlongs, Pat Do
novan was first: Girola, second Miss
Florence, third. Time: 1: :35t.
Fourth race, five furlongs, Waif was
first: Colamore, second; Orange Girl,
third. Time: 1863.
Fifth race, mile and ten yards, Irish Pat
was first; Elgin. second; Kirklin, third.
Time: 1 :4sI.
Sixth race. nine furlongs, Volante,
first; Duke of Bourbon, second; Molly
Mccarthy, third. Time: :57t.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The first race of
the Brooklyn Jockey Club, at Graves
end to-day, purse of $500. seven fur
longs, Saxony won; MARYLAND, second;
Editor, third. Time: est.
Second race, one mile, Ten Strike won;
Tillie Doe, second; Stone Buck, third.
Time: 1:42t.
Third race, mile and one-sixteenth,
Glenmound was first; Suitor, second; AL
Reed, third. Time: 1:50t.
Fourth race, mile and a furlong. Hano-
yer was first; Monopole, 2; Orifamme,
third; Time: l :54t.
Fifth race, five furlongs, Tea Tray
was first; Mercury, second; Bay Ridge,
third. Time: 1.O3.
Sixth race, three-quarter mi'e, Blue
Line, first; May Lady and Tambourette
ran dead heat for second. Time: 1:I5!.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
GAS EXPLOSION.
Ten Persons Terribly Burned by bursting
Gas Mains.
CIIOATE.

Gas Mains
CHICAGO, May 26.-The Ohio Valley
Gas Company has been laying gas mains
in the town of New Cumberland, w. Va.
Tuesday night the work was finished
and preparations made to test the large
mains. Before testing, it was necessary
to heat the pipe in order to make it fit
the curve leading to the river. While
this was being done, and the pipe at
white heat, some one accidently turned
on the gas. When the gas reached the
spot terrific explosion occurred, scat
tering the huge mains in all directions
and tearing a large hole in the ground.
The gas. which was let into the pipe by a
pressure of 100 pounds, Immediately took
fire and burned to a height of twenty
feet Eight workmen and two children.
who were standing at the point where
the explosion took place, were terribly
burned. Four Italians, names unknown,
were thrown twenty feet by the shock,
and were badly burned about the face,
head and hands. Two children, names
unknown, We're also severely burned.
Physicians were quickly summoned from
the neighboring towns to render assist
apca
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27

are a number of small houses which
are occupied by a number of cclored
families. Some times there is little ex-
element gotten up by the neighbors ia
the shape of hair-pulling or fist
fight, but up till to-day no serious row had
ever happened.
To-day at IL O'Clock a report that a
horrible murder had been committed
was heard on Bay street, and immedi-
ately your correspondent was vending
his way to the CORY field.
Everybody said a murder had been
perpetrated, but just who had been
killed nobody seemed to know. Finally
the reporter got TO the corner of Pine and
State streets, and learned from a very
scared woman that her husband, Ed.
Williams, had fired two pistol shots at
another negro named Gus Swing, and
that Gus had jumped two fences and
skipped one way, while Williams, afraid
he had mortally wounded Swing, went
another, and both were believed to I've
in a neighboring swamp. This is the
full story of the sensational rumor to-day.
1t was impossible to get any authentic
particulars about the shooting. as both
the principals had fled and could not be
found, although a diligent search was
made for them.
This morning the body of Gus Swing
was found stiff and dead i'm a little house
at the graveyard, at Oakland. with a
bullet i'm his bowels, from which he must
have expired.
The murdered man must have lost a
quantity of blood as his form was very
much shrunken. The authorities are
after Williams, and probably he will be
shortly caught.
MEETING OF CITY DRUGGISTS.
Tonight at 9'clock in this city, there
will be meeting of the local druggists
at the Board of Trade rooms to make ar
rangements for the meeting of the
State druggists who will assemble i'm this
city on June s.
ARABS FROM JERUSALEM.
On the early morning train from Sa-
vannah this morning there arrived two
full grown Arabs with two children.
The emigrants were dress ed in the typi-
cal Eastern costume of wide Turkish
trousers with the regulation fez and
were fearfully dirty. They got off the
train and wandered in an aimless
sort of way over the town,
and when asked by policeman who
they We're looking for, they, by signs,
explained they were hunting some Of
their countrymen who had written in
their far Eastern home that Florida
was the place for them to come TO, and
on the strength of this letter they had
packed up their worldly possessions and
come, but now they could not find their
countrymen. They were, however, not
at all disheartened by this state of
things, and stated they were going to
hunt them up. CARTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-27
BASE BALL.

ST. LOUIS, May 26.-Nine innings:
st. Louis s....................2O 3 o o 3 oil
Metropolitan ...-.......... .....-000002 2003-
Base hits-st. Louis Is, Metropolitans IL. Err
rors-St Louis 2, Metropolitans, 8.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-Nine innings:
Cincinnati ....--.....--. ...O22 90 o o. Q
Athletics. cs.......-.............lI 3 400 90 -
Base hits-Cincinnati IL. Athletic l.. Errors-
Cincinnati 8, Athletic l.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The Washing
ton and Pittsburg Clubs played four inn
ings to-day, the score standing 3 to in
favor of Washington, when a heavy rain
stopped the play.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Nine innings:
Detroit ....--.............0 o o 9 o 3 0 O. 9
Base hits-New York IL. Detroits Is: Errors
New York l, Detroit 5. Batteries-keefe and
O'Rourke, Baldwin and Gauzel.
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-Nine inn
ings:
Indianapolis. ..-..........-..oos Ios!
Philadelphia ..----.-.--..--.-2 o 0o2z 81
Errors-Indianapoliso D, Philadelphia 4. Bate
ries-Hcaley and Hacket. Ferguson and Ciem-
ents-
Boston, May a6.-Nine innings:
Boston n-.--..---.-....---.- doV0ooo9o- 4
Boston 8, Chicago B. Batteries-Madden and
Tate, Baldwin and Daily.
CLEVELAND, o., May 26.-The Cleve-
land and Baltimore game was postponed
to-day ON account of rain.
SAVANNAH, May 26.-Twelve innings:
ssya1ass Ne. Snisan. SSssddggGGeeSSttSSSSSSss
Game called at end of the twelfth inning on
account of darkness.
Base hits-savannah -. New Orleans Ii. Err
rors-Savannah y. New Orleans q. batteries
Clark and Powell. SOmers and Dallas
LOUISVILLE, MAY 26--Sine innings:
Louisville. e.-.--.-...-.-.--.0 % o 4 s22 "ls
brooklyn --2001 :Ol2 ~
Base hits-IOuisyiiie: :S. Brooklyn -. Errofs-
! Louisville T. Brooklyn 5.
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on to Saranac Lake.

wAsHISGToN, May 26.-The President,
accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland and
Washington at O'Clock this afternoon
for ten days visit to Saranac Lake, in
the Adirondacks. The party VIII pro-
ceed over the Pennsylvania, West Shore
and Vermont Central Railways, and will
make only necessary stays on the route.
All members of the party seemed to
be in the best of health and spirits, and
the shotguns and fishing tackle included
in their baggage show that they mean To
have pleasant time.